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(11) EP 3 374 326 A1

(12)

(43) Date of publication:
19.09.2018 Bulletin 2018/38

(21) Application number: 16801107.0

(22) Date of filing: 11.11.2016
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
C04B 28/00(2006.01)
C04B 38/02(2006.01)
C09K 8/473(2006.01)
C09K 8/504(2006.01)
C04B 28/26(2006.01)
C04B 20/10(2006.01)
C09K 8/502(2006.01)
C09K 8/516(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2016/061518
(87) International publication number:
WO 2017/083639 (18.05.2017 Gazette 2017/20)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
MA MD

(30) Priority: 11.11.2015 US 201562253834 P
10.11.2016 US 201615348491

(71) Applicants:
  • PQ Corporation
    Malvern, PA 19355-1740 (US)
  • BYK USA Inc.
    Wallingford, CT 06492 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • MCDONALD, Michael James
    Toronto, Ontario M6S4L3 (CA)
  • LI, Xianglian
    Mississauga, Ontario L5M3W1 (CA)
  • CRAMER, Brett Howard
    Austin, Texas 78726 (US)
  • SHORT, Kelly Paul Jr.
    O'Fallon, Missouri 63366 (US)

(74) Representative: Stafford, Jonathan Alan Lewis 
Marks & Clerk LLP 1 New York Street
Manchester M1 4HD
Manchester M1 4HD (GB)

   


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